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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Stepanov (ranked 1842 p4p, 3822 weight class) and Mikko Alatalo (ranked 78 p4p, 157 weight class). Mikko Alatalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Stepanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Alatalo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanov misses with a wild body shot.
Alatalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stepanov is looking to counter punch.
Alatalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stepanov.
A countering left hand to the body from Alatalo misses.
Stepanov scores with a nice right hand.
Alatalo with the inside leg kick.
Stepanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stepanov feints and as Alatalo raises his hands in defense, Stepanov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stepanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stepanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Stepanov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've been hearing good reports from Stepanov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stepanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stepanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stepanov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanov throwing strikes from guard but Alatalo blocks nicely.
Alatalo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stepanov won't allow Alatalo to get back to his feet.
Stepanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Stepanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Stepanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stepanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stepanov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stepanov throwing strikes but missing.
Alatalo is controlling Stepanov's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov throws an elbow that misses. Alatalo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stepanov's guard. Nice move by Alatalo!
Stepanov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alatalo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stepanov is proving hard to escape from.
Stepanov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alatalo's guard.
Alatalo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stepanov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov stops Alatalo from standing up.
Alatalo has his hands on Stepanov's head, controlling the position.
Alatalo being controlled here, momentarily.
Stepanov distracts Alatalo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stepanov stays in close to Alatalo's body and controls the position.
Stepanov stopping the sweep attempt from Alatalo.
Stepanov stands up over Alatalo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stepanov has gone for a leg lock! Alatalo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stepanov's guard.
Alatalo preventing the sweep.
Alatalo is fighting to break Stepanov's control of his arms but Stepanov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alatalo trying to control the position from guard on top but Stepanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stepanov pulls Alatalo in close to his closed guard and prevents Alatalo from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Stepanov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stepanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alatalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alatalo connects with a right hand. Stepanov shakes it off.
Alatalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Stepanov misses.
Alatalo digs a good hook to Stepanov's body.
Stepanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alatalo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stepanov somewhat.
Stepanov misses with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stepanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Alatalo misses
letting Stepanov counter with a right hand.
Alatalo misses with a straight right.
Alatalo takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stepanov misses with a looping right.
Stepanov blocks a jab.
Mikko Alatalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stepanov manages to avoid it.
Stepanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stepanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Stepanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alatalo moves away.
Alatalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alatalo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stepanov. That did some damage!
Stepanov misses with a straight left.
Alatalo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Stepanov takes a swing at Alatalo's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Alatalo.
Stepanov misses with a double jab.
Alatalo throws a sloppy head kick and Stepanov moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alatalo.
A swing and a miss from Stepanov.
Stepanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alatalo.
Stepanov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alatalo to score with a decent uppercut.
Stepanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Stepanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov moves away from the strike by Alatalo.
Alatalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stepanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alatalo.
Stepanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alatalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stepanov.
A slow jab from Alatalo misses its intended target.
Stepanov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Alatalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stepanov cracks Alatalo with a good jab.
Stepanov misses with an uppercut.
Alatalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alatalo thuds a left hand into Stepanov's body.
Alatalo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stepanov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alatalo. Stepanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stepanov staying out of range there.
Stepanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stepanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alatalo's head backwards.
Alatalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alatalo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alatalo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stepanov scores with a jab. Alatalo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stepanov throws a lazy right hand but Alatalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Alatalo.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stepanov manages to avoid it.
Mikko Alatalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alatalo connects with a right hand. Stepanov shakes it off.
Alatalo throws a leg kick but Stepanov moved away.
Stepanov moves out of range as Alatalo strikes.
Stepanov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alatalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alatalo throws a poor cross that misses
and Stepanov counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Alatalo as Stepanov shoots in.
Stepanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Alatalo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alatalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stepanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alatalo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alatalo misses the jab.
Stepanov defending well as Alatalo loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Alatalo misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Stepanov misses the target.
Alatalo scoring well with a low kick there.
Stepanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alatalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alatalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stepanov gets a takedown into half guard.
Alatalo taking some punishment here, with Stepanov in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Alatalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good exchange - Alatalo coming out on top.
Alatalo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stepanov attempts a counter takedown but Alatalo avoids it well and moves away.
Mikko Alatalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Alatalo tenderised Stepanov's leg. Stepanov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alatalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Stepanov misses its target.
Stepanov misses with a few strikes there.
Alatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanov is just out of range.
Alatalo cracks Stepanov with a good jab.
A low kick lands for Alatalo.
Alatalo scores with a hook to the body. Stepanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alatalo lands a big head kick that sends Stepanov tumbling to the mat! Alatalo takes a step backwards and waves Stepanov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stepanov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alatalo's waist but Alatalo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stepanov off to one side.
Oh Stepanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alatalo cracks Stepanov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stepanov falls backwards against the cage. Alatalo follows up with more strikes that drop Stepanov to his knees. Alatalo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stepanov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Alatalo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikko Alatalo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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